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Description

Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine, Second Edition, is a major reference and guide for neurosurgeons, medical oncologists, neuroscientists, orthopedic surgeons, head and neck surgeons and radiation oncologists that treat patients and research chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the axial skeleton.

This book is the unique result of the collaboration of multidisciplinary specialists from a wide variety of fields (neurological sciences, medical oncology, molecular biology, orthopedics and radiation oncology), offering the most relevant information about chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the axial skeleton from each of these fields condensed into one single volume.

It contains new medical knowledge and scientific advances regarding the treatment of these types of tumors. Additionally, the book includes chapters written by the Chordoma Foundation and Sarcoma Foundation of America, providing the most valuable information and support for patients and their relatives.

Key Features

Presents an up-to-date, comprehensive resource that details chordomas and chondrosarcomas from a multidisciplinary approach

Edited by the leading researchers in brain and skull base tumors

Includes chapters written by the Chordoma Foundation and Sarcoma Foundation of America

SECTION IV: SURGERY OF SPINAL AND SACRAL TUMORS24. Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Spine: Pre-operative Planning, Surgical Strategies and Complications Avoidance 25. Surgical Management of Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Cervical Spine26. Surgical Management of the Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Thoracic Spine27. Surgical Management of Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Lumbar Spine28. Anatomical Considerations for Resection of Chordomas and Chondrosarcoma of the Sacrum29. Surgical management of sacral chordoma

Details

About the Editor

Griffith R. Harsh IV

Dr. Harsh directs the Stanford Brain Tumor Center, the Stanford Pituitary Center, and the Neurosurgery Residency Training Program. Dr. Harsh is Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education at Stanford’s School of Medicine and a member of the ACGME RRC for Neurological Surgery. He has also served as Chairman of the Executive Council of the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation, President of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, and President of the Neurosurgical Society of America. Harsh’s translational research collaboratively develops, applies, and assesses the results of innovative surgical techniques and novel medical treatments of brain, pituitary, skull base, and spinal cord tumors.

Affiliations and Expertise

Francisco Vaz-Guimaraes

Francisco Vaz-Guimaraes, MD MSc, is Assistant Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine. After receiving his Medical Degree magna cum laude from the Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE, Recife, Brazil), he joined the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery of the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil), one of the most highly regarded neurosurgery residency programs in Brazil. After his residency, he undertook a 2-years clinical fellowship at the Center for Cranial Base Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a 1-year clinical fellowship in skull base surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University. He currently serves as staff neurosurgeon at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Dr. Vaz has co-authored 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals, written 3 book chapters and contributed to more than 70 presentations at national and international congresses and meetings.

Affiliations and Expertise

Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

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20/05/18

A very rare disease with a hard prognosis

Being a survivor for over 35 years, with no further treatments beyond subtotal removal and RT (54 Grays), apart from taking vitamin D (in wintertime) and calcium daily to sustain the calcification of the remaining tumor, the amount of updated knowledge in the last 10 years is remarkable. At the time of my diagnosis, I managed to study all the available documents which nowadays could hardly sustain one or two chapters from this current edition. A heartfelt thank you for the authors.